Miss Coral Springs Fight Heads To The Courtroom

October 13, 1985|By Gary Enos, Staff Writer

CORAL SPRINGS — Two civic groups will be pitted against each other Monday in Broward Circuit Court when the Executive Club of Coral Springs will seek an injunction blocking the Oct. 27 Miss Coral Springs Scholarship Pageant.

The Executive Club, traditionally the sponsor of the pageant until this year, is disputing the right of the city`s Woman`s Club to hold the event, considered the highlight of the October ``Our Town`` festival.

The city`s Chamber of Commerce, co-sponsor of Our Town, approached the Woman`s Club to host the pageant after a financial dispute arose with Executive Club officials following last year`s event.

Andy Little, president of the chamber, said the Executive Club still owes the chamber money from the previous pageant. The chamber rents out tent space at Our Town.

Little said Executive Club officials were asked whether they wanted to sponsor this year`s pageant, but they did not respond in time.

Executive Club President David Esposito will be represented by his brother Gregory at the hearing. Broward Circuit Judge Mel Grossman will hear the case at 8:15 a.m. Monday.

This year`s Miss Coral Springs pageant has been sanctioned by officials of the Miss America pageant for the first time.